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| External firewire hard drive to go with Mac Mini. Try the aluminum external drives for Other World Computing (http://eshop.macsales.com). You can spec out the internal unit (I recommend a Seagate for low noise) if you give them a call. The techs there are very knowledgeable and may be able to hel... | |
| Best Hard Drive and Enclosure for Music Server Dmailer: You are probably right about 5400 rpm drives being quieter. Also, I really doubt that you would see any problems in music from a 5400 rpm drive. Common interfaces for external drives (USB and Firewire) may not be able keep up with the rea... | |
| Help with PowerMac G5 Leopard and iTunes I think I will probably try the M2Tech Hiface to convert USB to S/PDIF. This is inexpensive and will reduce the jitter. I will try to post the results when I get it set up (may be a couple of months). | |
| Best Hard Drive and Enclosure for Music Server I think you would have good luck with the aluminum enclosures from Other World Computing (http://macsales.com). They specialize in Macs, but their external drives will work with any computer, and you can spec out the HD inside the case (call them ... | |
| Best Value Speaker Model for the Buck? I think Energy C-series speakers are very underrated. I own a pair of one-gerneration-old C5's and they sound fantastic. Way better than the price I paid would suggest. I think the current generation is significantly better, but I have not had a c... | |
| Speakers slipping on speaker stands My favorite material is Sorbothane. Audioquest sells (or use to anyway) it in sheets with adhesive on one side. It can be cut to form pads that you can rest the speaker on. The adhesive is unnecessary for this application, but it never seems to ca... | |
| Samsung DLP - best choice for the Money My father has a Samsung 65" DLP set that he bought last year. It has started acting funny - losing picture after 2-3 hours of continuous use. The problem corrects itself after the unit is off for a period of time (apparently to cool down). My gues... | |
| car stereo automobile sound system I must disagree with Rx8man. Pioneer and Alpine sound very mid-low-fi to me. For truly good head units there are three brands I would consider.The first is Eclipse. Look for a head unit with the 24-bit delta-sigma DAC. I have the 5444 (last year's... | |
| Best Bookshelf/Monitor in $2000 range?? I am not a big fan of the B&W 805's. They are too limited in bass response for me and there seems to be a disconnect between response of the wonderful tweeter and the mid/bass driver.For $2000 you may be able to find a used pair of Dynaudio Co... | |
| Monitor Audio: audiophile quality????? Could be...I listened to some Monitor Audio Gold speakers last year at a shop. The shop also carried Paradigm and I found these more to my liking. Even discounted, the Monitor Audios were not a great bargain for the sound I was hearing. They may s... | |
| If you won powerball and could purchase the best Combak Corporation's Reimyo CDP-777 CD player. Perhaps used as a transport with the company's CDP-777 DAC. This gear was reviewed very positively in Hi-fi+ and I would love to try it out. I would need to win the lottery to afford this stuff. | |
| Need best mid-price ICs for new ss M/C amp... I have been very happy with my Acoustic Zen WOW interconnects and Epoch speaker cables. They have worked very well with several different configurations in my home. Definiely smoother and more detailed than others I have had in my system. I did no... | |
| Which high-end receiver? I don't like the Rotel sound as well as I did several years ago, IMO they have gone slightly downhill. I heard good sounds from a B&K reviever last year so I would include this on the list.If you have the $$$ I would put the McIntosh at the ve... | |
| The black hole of component repair? Magnum-Dynalab repaired my amp and returned it to me in less than 3 weeks including the shipping time both ways to Canada. The amp was under warranty. I really like this company!I had speakers repaired at a the local shop where I purchased them du... | |
| DVD/CD player What is HDMI? |